Hose rack



July 1, 1930. R. c. SHAND 1,769,237

HOSE RACK Filed Aug. 1, 1927 I FI:E E E A? 4 v [NVENTR ,Qeg/na/c/ C.5/10/70 A TTORNE YS fore for the normal position of the nozzle the bars10 and 11 are locked together in fixed spaced relationship, but when thenozzle is removed bar 10 is free to swing away from bar 11. The slots inextensions 23 preferably have straight parallel sides so that the nozzlemay be readily removed without con tracting' the side bars 10 and 11.

As previously explained the bars 10 and 11 are adapted to detachablyretain the hose 21. Normally this hose is folded to form a plurality ofvertical loops 28 and these loops are adapted to be engaged andsupported by a series of lugs 29 which project from the inner face ofthe bars 10 and 11. These lugs preferably each have an upper surface 31inclined downwardly as shown in Fig. 3, and also have one side 32thereof inclined forwardly toward the free end of the bars, as shown inFig. 2. This inclination of the surfaces of these lugs facilitatesdisengagement of the hose therefrom as will be presently explained.Adjacent the free end of each side bar there is provided a lug 33 whichextends inwardly substantially farther than the lugs 29. These lugs 33are preferably in the form of V-shaped projections as shown in Figs. 1,2 and L. The upper surface 34L of each projection is inclined downwardlyas shown in Fig. 4t and the entire lug is inclined from the vertical asshown in Fig. l, sot-hat the surface at which engages the foremost loopof the hose, is not only inclined downwardly but also inclined forwardlytoward the free end of bars 10 and 11.

In operation,'the hose is folded and the loops are engaged with the lugs29 as shown in Fig. 1. The loop nearest the free end of bars 10 and 11is engaged with the large lugs 33. The nozzle 22 is normally engaged andsupported by extensions 23 and 26 so that the bars 10 and 11 are lockedin fixed spaced relationship. If an operator desires to use the hose, heneed merely remove the nozzle 22, and the weight of the hose upon theinclined upper surfaces of lugs 29 and 33, will gener-- ally besuflicient to cause the bar 10 to move outwardly so that these lugs aredisengaged from the hose and the hose is permitted to drop. In somecases there maybe sufiicient friction in the pivotal connection for bar10, or the lugs may stick to the hose so that'when nozzle 22 is removedthe bars 10 and 11 will not automatically move apart. In this case ifthe operator merely pulls upon the end of" the hose, the downwardly andforwardly in- .Olined upper surfaces 34 of the lugs 33 will forciblymove the bar 10 outwardly and cause all of the lugs 29 to be disengagedfrom the hoseloops. If the end lugs 33 were not made substantiallylonger than the lugs adjacent the pivotally connected ends of thesidebars,

then any tension exerted upon the end of the hose to disengage the samemight 'merely move the sidebars apart sufliciently to disengage only apart of the lugs 29. However by making the lugs 33 comparatively long asshown, all of the hose is immediately disengaged with' disengagement oflugs 33 and 7 all of the hose is permitted to drop. If any of the hoseloops still stick upon the smaller lugs 29, they may be readily pulledloose by virtue of the inclined side surfaces 32.

The separate pivotal connection for the side bar 10, is to be preferredto a construction which utilizes the water pipe as a pivotal connectionmember, since by this construction tightening of the flanges, 16 cannever impair free pivotal movement of bar 10. Furthermore rust andcorrosion are not apt to attack and affect the operation of such aseparate pivot whereas a pivotal connection such as shown in the JonesPatent927fll0 is apt to rust fast when not used over long periods.

I claim 1. In a hose rack, a pair of side bars having pivotallyconnected'ends, disengageable means for locking together the free endsof the bars, and a series of lugs projecting from the inner face of eachbar for engaging and supportingthe loops of a folded hose, the lugadjacent the hinged end of each bar being substantially shorter than thelug adjacent the locked end, said latter lug on each bar having adownwardly and forwardly inclined hose engaging surface wherebyengagement of the hose with said latter lugs tends to move the barsapart.

2. In a hose rack, a pair of side bars, means for detachably retaining ahose between said bars, a collar on the end of one of said bars, saidcollar being adapted to surround a water pipe whereby said bar issupported in substantially horizontalposition, a pivot pin connectingone end of the other bar to the collar, a series of tapered lugs on theinner face of each bar, the lug of each bar adjacent the free end of thesame being substantially longer than the lug adjacent the hinged I end,said lugs serving to engage and support the loops of a folded hose, andmeans for locking together the free ends of said bars, said meansincluding slotted end portions on each of the bars adapted to besuperposed with the slots in registry in the locking po sition of thebars.

- In testimony whereof, I. have hereunto set

